President Donald Trump relented Friday on his threat to use the Insurrection Act in response to unrest in Minneapolis.
“I don’t think there’s any reason right now to use it, but if I needed it, I’d use it,” Trump said about the Insurrection Act while speaking to a gaggle of reporters as he left for Florida. “It’s very powerful.”
.@POTUS on the Insurrection Act: “If I needed it, I’d use it. It’s very powerful.” pic.twitter.com/6KLjkEhQqW
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) January 16, 2026
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Trump also claimed the act has been used by 48% of presidents and that it’s been used “a lot.”
The president threatened on Thursday to invoke the old law to quell unrest in Minneapolis.
“If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law
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